What does woefully mean?

woefully means "in an unfortunate or deplorable manner".

How many syllables are in woefully?

woefully has 3 syllables: woe-ful-ly. The stress falls on "woe". In IPA it is /ˈwoʊfəli/.

What is another word for woefully?

Close synonyms include deplorably, lamentably, sadly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is woefully a common word?

woefully is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Woefully — meaning and how to say it: WOH-fuh-lee

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in an unfortunate or deplorable manner
“he was sadly neglected”
“it was woefully inadequate”
Synonymsdeplorably lamentably sadly

Questions about woefully

What does woefully mean?: woefully means "in an unfortunate or deplorable manner".
How many syllables are in woefully?: woefully has 3 syllables: woe-ful-ly. The stress falls on "woe". In IPA it is /ˈwoʊfəli/.
What is another word for woefully?: Close synonyms include deplorably, lamentably, sadly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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